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Blanche Lincoln Rambos Wall Street
The financial services reform bill is on the Senate floor this week. The recently announced criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs, the bumbling testimony of Goldman's "Fabulous Fab" and the rocking Wall Street protest last Thursday show that momentum is with...
At Last! Simple New Test Shows If Your Politician's Telling the Truth About "Too Big to Fail"
We thought we'd write a little radio ad for the SAFE Banking proposal being put forward in the House and Senate. But this ad's not just promoting a policy - it's selling a litmus test. This amendment finally gives us a chance to find out whether those politicians who...
Where We Need People Power In The Financial Reform Fight
Congress Giving Up On Helping Unemployed?
Suddenly the word is all over the place that the Congress is not going to extend unemployment benefits further! It seems that the economy is booming (for Wall Street, top corporate executives, and Washington legislators) so it doesn't feel like there is a need to keep...
Progressive Breakfast - 4/30/2010
Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to affect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. Financial Reform Debate Begins...
Conservatism's Barnum & Bailey World
OK. Maybe just a Barnum world — P.T. Barnum, that is. This legendary promoter of famous hoaxes comes to mind once again as I watch the various congressional hearings related to the financial crisis, or read of the testimony from those hearings. Why? Because the most...
"Currency Manipulation—History Shows That Sanctions Are Needed"
Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department delayed publication of its semi-annual report on currency. The three-month rollback was intended to give China an opportunity to demonstrate progress on adjusting its undervalued currency, the Yuan. This grace period will likely...
Transportation Jobs -- People Who GO To Work, Too
When you think about building a new mass transit system, or funding (and cuts) top operate bus and rail lines you tend to think about the construction, manufacturing, operating and maintenance jobs created (or cut). That's a lot of jobs, but those jobs are almost...
Progressive Breakfast: Filibuster Ends, Weakening Begins
GOP Looks To Weaken Wall Street Reform On Senate Floor Republican drop filibuster without bipartisan deal in place. W. Post: "Reid said he would allow votes on numerous GOP amendments … Shelby and Dodd agreed that they had made headway … Dodd agreed to...
Progressive Breakfast - 4/29/2010
GOP Looks To Weaken Wall Street Reform On Senate Floor Republican drop filibuster without bipartisan deal in place. W. Post: "Reid said he would allow votes on numerous GOP amendments ... Shelby and Dodd agreed that they had made headway ... Dodd agreed to drop a...
